A Note of Thanks

Voice by Daniel Gasienica CC BY NC ND People share for a number of reasons. They are paid to share. They have a perspective no one else has. They want to keep in touch with a fellow group of thinkers. They need a place to organize their ideas. They share to give a voice to their thoughts. What they may not realize is that they are giving a voice to other's thoughts as well. I've loved words for as long as I can remember. I love seeing letters evolve into words that in turn create ideas. And yet, I've found myself without words recently. I find that when I want to talk about violence, about hate, about disparity, I have to rely on other's words. Their words help me make sense of the questions and the fear that haven't yet formed words in my head. Blogs from educators, Twitter feeds from administrators and Instagram posts from friends who talk about action through kindness, explanations through understanding, recognition of problems without blame. These are...

Curiosity by Georgie Pauwels Flickr CC BY  "What are you curious about?" I was listening to The Design Movement podcast when host Dr. Brett Jacobson asked his guest how he creates a learning culture at his company. The guest responded that he asks everyone who interviews for a job, "What are you curious about?" If it takes them more than a moment to answer, you've learned what you need to know. I consider myself someone who loves to learn. Each day, I look forward to going through my Feedly articles to get updated on ideas and events of the past 24 hours. I play my podcasts at 1.5x so I can get through them all. And yet, I struggle with this question. What am I curious about? If I had been sitting across from that interviewer, I would have paused. Probably too long.  Curiosity is different than passion. Perhaps a precursor. Definitely more subtle. You don't have to be passionate about something in order to be curious about it. And ...